To get the Ladder, you must progress through Tom Nook’s tasks of paying off your tent payment and building your home, building Nook’s Cranny, and then a bridge to start work on the three villager homes that need furnishing.

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After placing the lots down, Tom Nook will inform you that one recipe will require use of the flowers atop the island’s peaks, and will give you the recipe to make a Ladder.

The Ladder is a tool that will allow you to climb or lower yourself to different elevations on the island without having to use a ramp or incline. Thankfully, just like the Vaulting Pole - it won’t break!